University of Guelph MFA Open Studio 2010

Wednesday, March 10th from 2 - 5 pm, 7-9 pm

The MFA students in the School of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Guelph in partnership with the undergraduates of the Specialized Studio program are pleased to welcome the public to their annual Open Studios.

Open Studios offers visitors a rare inside look at the development of new work within the hothouse environment of an art program. The public is invited to preview work in progress and chat with the artists in the informal environment of the studios.

 On Wednesday, March 10, from 2-5pm and again from 7-9pm, visitors are invited to drop by the studios of 14 graduate students and 14 thesis-year undergraduate art students. This event is scheduled in conjunction with the Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art, presented at 5:30pm in War Memorial Hall by London curator, Iwona Blazwick.

Open Studios 2010 features work by graduate candidates:

Ashleigh Bartlett

Stephen Fisher

Martie Giefert

Maggie Groat

Doug Jarvis

Shane Krepakevich

Tiziana La Melia

Maryse Larivier

Laura Mcmorran

Ryan Park

Nadja Pelkey

Jeff Tutt

And introduces work by Specialized Studio undergraduates:

Christina Boyer                                                                 

Courtney Bryant

 Zachary Cassidy

Shannon Dickie

Darryn Doull

Paul Hay

Stefan Herda

Patrick Krzyzanowski

Liam Sanagan

Alexandrea Scotland

Samuel Silversides

Laura Simon

Anna Skrypnychenko

Victor Stan

Meaghan Wilcox

Donna Willard

The University of Guelph offers a two year Master of Fine Arts Degree that combines intensive studio concentration with seminars in theory and pedagogy. Exceptionally committed graduate faculty and limited student enrolment result in a community that is intensely involved in contemporary art and its discourse. A consistently excellent program of visiting artists, critics and curators extends this community.

Alumni from Guelph's MFA program include Derek Sullivan, Kristan Horton, Katie Bethune-Leaman, Martin Golland, Melanie Authier, Zin Taylor and David Urban.

For more information and Open Studios maps, please go to: www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/5i_openstudio

University of Guelph

50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1

Press contact:Monica Tap, MFA Coordinator mtap@uoguelph.ca

519-824-4120 x56275

Jeff Tutt, Open Studio Coordinator, jtutt@uoguelph.ca